Where does “wyrównywać” come from?

wyrównywać (Polish) comes from Polish wyrównać, from Polish wy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

wyrównywać (Polish): to make even, to make level, to flatten, to smooth

Definitions

  1. to make even, to make level, to flatten, to smooth

Ancestry of “wyrównywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyrównaćto make even, to make level, to flatten
2Polishwy-Indicates movement outwards or away
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Polish wy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →